Database Development Fundamentals
Course Overview:
This course gives students a fundamental introduction into Relational Database concepts and Structured Query Language (SQL) which are used in many different types of Database Management Systems such as MySQL, Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Access. In this course, students will design and implement simple databases in Microsoft Access and My SQL; as well as, utilize SQL to retrieve, store or update data in these databases. This course prepares students for exams such as the Microsoft Technology Associate: Database Fundamentals (98-364) certification exam.
Course Reflection:
I wish I had more fun going through this class but I am glad I was able to take this class. I now have the confidence that I would be able to make a database from scratch, from getting the needed information from the client to normalizing it on paper and implementing it in a database management system. Even though this is not the discipline I am striving for, I do see the need to know how the database setup and structure works. I now have a better understanding on how programing and databases are intertwined, and I will be able to take advantage of these aspects that I have learned to benefit my future in programing.